A visit to the Nicholson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Nicholson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nicholson Cemetery:
34.2679, -85.8975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Nicholson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nicholson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nicholson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Kerley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Gilbreath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26349 <5>
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Plunket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nicholson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nicholson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Cotnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Rodentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Floy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Yancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Duck Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Wilsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Sigsbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Chigger Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Nicholson Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicholson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Geraldine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Nicholson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Nicholson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150428 (Nicholson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150428 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crossville
- Location given for Nicholson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2678709 Lon: -85.8974705
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicholson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |